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INDIA TODAY

While the Lathi-raj, enforced by the police and goons, is in full swing, the BJP bhagats are kept ignorant and brainwashed that everything is normal, India is progressing, and going to the moon. For most of the Hindu population, especially in urban middle or upper-middle-class, there is insensitivity towards the seriousness of the new anti-minority … Continue reading INDIA TODAY

Radical Changes In India’s Secularism Thru New Citizenship Act

Protests have engulfed Assam since the National Register of Citizens was published in August 2019. They have intensified since the Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by the parliament. Central security forces, pictured here, have been sent in to repress the spontaneous protests by different citizens groups. (Arunabh Saikia), Author provided Sara Shneiderman, University of British … Continue reading Radical Changes In India’s Secularism Thru New Citizenship Act

Creating Mindset views

By Promod Puri Distorted, false, or unrealistic information twist our thinking. As of result, our perceptions are flawed. The phenomenon produces “brain bubbles,” according to Kelly Lambert, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond, in The Conversation. The “bubbles” are not actually any physical formations in the brain. It is instead a metaphorical assumption, to … Continue reading Creating Mindset views

Rational And Valid Information Help To Form Sound Decisions

Distorted, false, or unrealistic information influence our thinking activities. As of result, our perceptions are flawed. The phenomenon produces “brain bubbles,” according to Kelly Lambert, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond, in The Conversation. This is a metaphorical assumption rather than any physical formation in the brain, the professor clarifies. When the brain bubbles … Continue reading Rational And Valid Information Help To Form Sound Decisions

A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL 2020

In the spirit of exchanging New Year greetings, we wish peace and happiness for all humanity. Human beings, animals, plants, mountains, rivers, seas and everything visible and non-visible in this shared universe are all inter-connected and inter-dependent to each other. We seek peace and peaceful existence for all. Peace in all the cosmic environments influences … Continue reading A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL 2020

My 2020 Vision:

A peaceful world No poverty Respect for human rights Welcome refugees. -Promod Puri

Besides Vancouver’s Alluring Image It’s Also A City of Homelessness

By Promod Puri “Canada is the best country in the world.” Alongside Vancouver prides itself with 1st, 2nd, or 3rd standing as the “most liveable place.” But underneath all these rewarding certifications, there are visible sites that take away some appeal from Vancouver’s alluring image. The fast-developing metro, with its massive and lavish highrises, is … Continue reading Besides Vancouver’s Alluring Image It’s Also A City of Homelessness

Political Anarchism Brewing In India

When political opposition becomes ineffective, or it is almost non-existence, political anarchism takes place led by leaderless young revolutionaries against the governing party and its leadership. This is precisely the situation in India where the Congress Party and other major opposition groups, including the Left fronts, are hardly visible on the street to oppose the … Continue reading Political Anarchism Brewing In India

India’s New Citizenship Act Discriminatory Towards Muslims

by Promod Puri There have been some severe and quick fundamental transformations taking place in India to reweave the social and secular fabric of the nation. In this operation, the country’s citizenship act has been stoked to allow only non-Muslims, migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan for permanent residency. This is where the problem erupted … Continue reading India’s New Citizenship Act Discriminatory Towards Muslims

Getting Rid of Clogging Identities

By Promod Puri Nationality, caste, color, creed, ritual-based religion: do we still have to wear these badges? When these identities become obsolete, dead, and gone? Nations across the globe have become or becoming cosmopolitan in both the physical and virtual worlds. Political boundaries are only relevant to the administrative and bureaucratic functioning of governments. But … Continue reading Getting Rid of Clogging Identities